RAD Software holds a unique position as the sole Scottish based EFACS ERP software reseller that provides ERP

ERP

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 (Enterprise Resource Planning) solutions to the manufacturing industry. The firm works with mid and large sized organisations in the manufacturing sector to deliver a variety of software, business and IT consulting services and support desk facilities but is best known since 1997 as a leading provider of EFACS ERP software.

Products

RAD Software implement and support business software and services to manufacturers:

• EFACS ERP: EFACS is an ERP business system consisting of configurable pre-integrated modules for managing and operating business functions including finance, MRP, complex assembly, production scheduling, logistics, stock capacity planning, CRM
  CRM
  - Sales and marketing :* Customer relationship management, processes implemented by a company to handle its contact with its customers* cause-related marketing, a type of marketing* Courtesy reply mail, a type of business mail- Companies and institutions :...
  
  , mobile field service and business intelligence
  Business intelligence
  Business intelligence mainly refers to computer-based techniques used in identifying, extracting, and analyzing business data, such as sales revenue by products and/or departments, or by associated costs and incomes....
  
  . The latest version of EFACS is 8.5.6

• Radio Inventory Bridge (RIB). RIB is a modular software add-on for EFACS Enterprise ERP users with one or more warehouses who require real-time visibility and accountability of stock materials and resources. RIB enables business to manage and process inventory transactions on the shop-floor with the aid of bar-code scanning and/ or uniquely configured interfaces through multiple hardware devices such as smart-phones, pocket PC's, tablets or terminals.

• Eagle – Remote Field Service Management. Eagle Remote FSM is a business software system which equips drivers, engineers and service staff with simplified remote applications to enable real-time scheduling
  Scheduling
  Scheduling is the process of deciding how to commit resources between a variety of possible tasks. Time can be specified or floating as part of a sequence of events.The word may also refer to:...
  
  , mapping, planning and reporting in a company’s back-office ERP system. Remote access is primarily used on: iPhones, iPads, Android smartphones & tablets and Windows Mobile devices. The information that is collected on mobile devices can be tracked whilst online, or recorded off-line and then synchronised whenever a signal is re-established. Eagle Remote FSM is used by businesses with operations that include preventative/ planned maintenance, automated scheduling that calculates routes based on skill, equipment & location, asset management and service level warranty agreements .

• FileStream Document Management. FileStream is a business software application designed to replace paper-based procedures with a centralised, configurable electronic document scanning and archive system. Filestream can be used for Bar Code Scanning or OCR
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   (Optical Character Recognition) integration as a means of providing electronic access to traditionally paper-based documents such as Delivery Notes, Purchase Invoices and Personnel records.

• Application Hosting
  Hosting
  Hosting can mean:* To act as the organizer or master of ceremonies for an event.* Self-hosting - software distribution which provides all necessary source code to enable itself to be re-compiled from scratch* Internet hosting service, including:...
  
  . RAD provide Application Hosting in the form of server hardware and software platforms required for the ongoing maintenance and operation of business applications such as ERP software and Email Exchange systems.

Services

RAD Software provide professional services to manufacturing and wholesale distribution companies to support the adoption of industrial production practices such as lean manufacturing

Lean manufacturing

Lean manufacturing, lean enterprise, or lean production, often simply, "Lean," is a production practice that considers the expenditure of resources for any goal other than the creation of value for the end customer to be wasteful, and thus a target for elimination...

 with the use of EFACS ERP software. RAD’s services fall into the following categories: business analysis and system assessment/ review, project Implementation, application training, annual support and maintenance of business software applications, technical setups and installations, integration and bespoke development.

Clients

RAD Software’s clients are mostly companies whose business operations are primarily based on either discreet or process based manufacturing methods.

Industries

RAD Software’s EFACS ERP system is used in a variety of manufacturing industry sectors:

• Aerospace & defence Aerospace & defence
• Automotive
• Distribution, chemical manufacturing, fabrication
• Consumer products manufacturing, electronics/electronic components
• Energy & utilities, oil & gas
• Food & beverage
• Healthcare equipment manufacturing
• Shop-floor fabrication and construction.

Company History

Established in 1997 and headquartered in Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Scotland, the company has sustained itself financially through organic growth and long-term working partnerships with its clients in the manufacturing industry.